Friday, March 16, 2012

Tree within a Tree and Daffodils

Used to be I would only sketch from photos. I'm not sure when I went through the transition but I've been finding myself sketching more and more 'on the spot' or 'live'. At least for stationary subjects. I'll stick with photos for wildlife and people. Painting is still done in the comfort of my home as I've not crossed that barrier dealing with the elements (weather and bugs - although I bet might produce some interesting effects).

Yesterday between rain showers I walked around the outer perimeters of the house to see what might jump out at me to sketch.

One is the tree trunk that looks like a tree growing within a tree. It's one of two outside the front of the house that produces berries of some sort. Won't know what type of tree it is until flowers and leaves appear.

The other is a clump of daffodils (and other) growing from a mound of dirt on the side of the house. It looks like previous owners may have had containers or pots with bulbs and tubers and just dumped them here in this area.

4 comments:

Very interesting about the tree. You will soon know what tree it is, the moment it shows more 'signs;.The narscissus are lovely. You might get more surprises when the bulbs start sprouting. Keep us posted!

Mystery has been solved......the trees in front are crab apple. Wasn't until the buds started forming that I was able to identify it. Have posted a sampling of the buds above. Just hope the freeze tonight doesn't totally do them in for full blooms this year.

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Art hobbyist / sketcher / watercolorist who loves sharing with the hopes it might encourage others in their journey with sketching and painting.
Started out 30 plus years ago painting in acrylic on wood, glass, and metal surfaces until I was introduced to watercolor in 1991. A medium I fell in love with immediately.
Over the past few years, I have been drawn into Pen and Ink as well as the Art of Journaling or keeping an Artist's Journal which is my new love!
Expanding my horizons a bit, I've been playing with digital sketching as well.